Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie start new Sparks era Saturday
Published 5/17/2008 at L.A. Times - Basketball
The Sparks duo is among the WNBA's most anticipated, bringing together the 2008 No. 1 overall draft pick and the league's three-time most valuable player for the season opener at Phoenix.
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Somewhere between the mashed carrots and mixed vegetables, Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker began to sense it.
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